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Britton Run (East Branch Oil Creek tributary)

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River in Pennsylvania, United States
Britton Run
Tributary to East Branch Oil Creek
Location of Britton Run mouthLocation of Britton Run mouthShow map of PennsylvaniaLocation of Britton Run mouthLocation of Britton Run mouthShow map of the United States
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyCrawford
TownshipRome
Sparta
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Britton Run and Lilley Run
 • locationpond about 1.5 miles west-southwest of Concord Corners, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°50′56″N 079°44′26″W / 41.84889°N 79.74056°W / 41.84889; -79.74056
 • elevation1,658 ft (505 m)
MouthEast Branch Oil Creek
 • locationabout 0.5 miles west of Glynden, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°46′20″N 079°43′44″W / 41.77222°N 79.72889°W / 41.77222; -79.72889
 • elevation1,311 ft (400 m)
Length6.9 mi (11.1 km)
Basin size9.3 square miles (24 km)
Discharge 
 • locationEast Branch Oil Creek
 • average17.98 cu ft/s (0.509 m/s) at mouth with East Branch Oil Creek
Basin features
ProgressionEast Branch Oil CreekOil CreekAllegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemAllegheny River (Oil Creek)
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesChelton Hill Road, Canadohta Lake Road, Britton Run Road (x2), PA 77, Firth Road

Britton Run is a 6.90 mi (11.10 km) long tributary to East Branch Oil Creek in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Britton Run rises in a pond on the Lilley Run divide about 1.5 miles west of Concord Corners, Pennsylvania. Britton Run then flows southwest then southeast through the Erie Drift Plain to East Branch Oil Creek about 0.5 miles west of Glynden, Pennsylvania.

Watershed

Britton Run drains 9.30 square miles (24.1 km) of area, receives about 46.2 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 481.24 and is about 40% forested.

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Britton Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  2. ^ "East Branch Oil Creek Topo Map, Crawford County PA (Centerville Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". Retrieved 22 October 2019.

Additional Maps

Course of Britton Run (East Branch Oil Creek tributary)
Watershed of Britton Run (East Branch Oil Creek tributary)
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